The treatment of nocturnal enuresis by acupuncture.
The etiology of enuresis is not completely explained. It is assumed that it might be a psychosomatic disorder caused by psychological and urological predispositions combined with unfavorable environmental factors. Thirty-seven patients of both sexes (mean age 8 years) were included in the acupuncture treatment. They had not shown any improvement after psychotherapy. During the observation period of 6 months (180 days) after the acupuncture treatment, the statistical decrease of enuresis was evident (2.9), thus confirming that acupuncture represents a new possibility of treatment of patients with enuresis.
Roje-Starcević
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University Hospital, Zagreb.
D015670:Acupuncture Therapy; D002648:Child; D002675:Child, Preschool; D004775:Enuresis / Q000628:therapy*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male